Oak Ridge Council to fill board vacancies tonight

Oak Ridge City Council will meet at 7 tonight in a special meeting at the Municipal Building courtroom to elect or appoint members to fill vacancies on city boards and commissions.

by Beverly Majors/Staff

Oak Ridge City Council will meet at 7 tonight in a special meeting at the Municipal Building courtroom to elect or appoint members to fill vacancies on city boards and commissions.

The city of Oak Ridge has 17 boards and commissions and all have vacancies because of terms ending on Dec. 31. Several boards and commissions have more than one vacancy. Terms for new board members begin on Jan. 1 and have varying terms of service.

The city's boards and commissions include:

• Anderson County Board of Equalization; four-member board, one vacancy

• Anderson County Community Action Commission; one vacancy

• Anderson County Economic Development Association; four-member board, one vacancy

• Beer Permit Board; seven-member board, four vacancies

• Board of Building and Housing Code Appeals; seven-member board, three vacancies